INDIANAPOLIS — Now that the losing streak is over, Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek has a new dilemma: how to divvy up the minutes at point guard after undrafted rookie Ron Baker led an unlikely fourth-quarter comeback in Milwaukee that ended the Knicks’ six-game slide Friday.
Derrick Rose, whom Hornacek had critiqued earlier Friday, sat out the entire fourth quarter in the 116-111 stunner in Milwaukee as Baker closed the game.
“I believe in my teammates,” said Rose, who shot 4-of-14 against the Bucks. “He made a decision to go with Ron. As a teammate, I can’t get mad at that.